New AMA Health Insurer Report Card Finds Increasing Inaccuracy in Claims PaymentAMAJune 20, 2011The private health insurance industry's primary product that they are selling us
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AMA 2011 Insurer Report Card
The private health insurance industry's primary product that they are selling us is administrative services. How well are they doing? One-fifth of the
"Financial toxicity" of cancer, and AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program
Oncologists confront "financial toxicity" of cancer careBy Pamela Lewis DolanAmerican Medical News, June 20, 2011The toxicity of chemotherapy and other drug treatments for cancer has
“Financial toxicity” of cancer, and AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program
Having cancer and facing the agony of treatment is bad enough without also having to face the financial burdens of treatment. As this and
Request for candidates for Green Mountain Care Board
Most of you are aware of the important role that Deb Richter has played in advancing health care reform in the state of Vermont, where
Request for candidates for Green Mountain Care Board
Most of you are aware of the important role that Deb Richter has played in advancing health care reform in the state of Vermont,
Managed competition lessons from the Netherlands
Managed Competition for Medicare? Sobering Lessons from the NetherlandsBy Kieke G.H. Okma, Ph.D., Theodore R. Marmor, Ph.D., and Jonathan Oberlander, Ph.DThe New England Journal of
Managed competition lessons from the Netherlands
The authors of this NEJM Perspective on lessons from the Netherlands - Kieke G.H. Okma, Ph.D., Theodore R. Marmor, Ph.D., and Jonathan Oberlander,
Poor children denied specialty care
Auditing Access to Specialty Care for Children with Public InsuranceBy Joanna Bisgaier, M.S.W., and Karin V. Rhodes, M.D.The New England Journal of Medicine, June 15,
Poor children denied specialty care
A well functioning health care system removes barriers to the care that patients need. It is sad commentary that the United States has a
Medicaid Managed Care Plans Owned by For-Profits Have Higher Costs, Lower Quality
Assessing the Financial Health of Medicaid Managed Care Plans and the Quality of Patient Care They ProvideBy Michael J. McCue, D.B.A., and Michael H. Bailit,
McKinsey report on employer-sponsored insurance
How US health care reform will affect employee benefitsBy Shubham Singhal, Jeris Stueland, and Drew UngermanMcKinsey Quarterly, June 2011US health care reform sets in motion